John Mayer Calls Frank Ocean, Jodie Foster “Heroic”

Let’s just say it’s amazing to see artists/actors supporting and admiring each other. According to Queerty, John Mayer calls the “coming out” of Frank Ocean (in a beautifully written blog post) and Jodie Foster (during her Golden Globes Acceptance Speech) ‘heroic.’ And he’s absolutely right – we live in such a judgmental world and with celebrities already in the limelight, such a personal unveiling can be so frightening, knowing that they will be scrutinized. But so much is gained with their bravery – one by one, they are making it easier for others to show their true selves and be free of secrecy.

I think it’s as much about [Frank Ocean] taking a stand against being fucking boring as it is about sexuality. It’s about standing up and going, ‘I know what you’re going to say about this, and I don’t care.’ And I think that was the heroic part. I know there were parts that were heroic for other people. For me, it’s just the heroic self-expression. You don’t even need publicists anymore – people are just as scared for themselves as the publicists would be. …Everyone is self-PRing. We’re all worried to express ourselves, because we are scared of the imminent criticism as we are typing. And I think for a guy to express any idea with that kind of bravery, a guy writing without caring what you think . . . What’s fascinating to me is not as much what he’s expressing – it’s that he chose to just make an expression one time, deeply, honestly. I feel like Jodie Foster is the same thing. They’re just like, ‘Here’s what I want to say, and I’m not interested in what the response to this is going to be. It’s important that I express it.’

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Patricia Colli, Editor of Beutiful Magazine, is a human rights activist, equality advocate, and promoter of health, acceptance and wellbeing. Having experienced disordered eating, unhealthy exercise patterns and poor body image, she is especially passionate about shedding light on eating disorders and the power of body acceptance.